Ghana has secured €154 million funding from the Italian government to modernise the agricultural value chain and boost food security in the country.

On every school day in Ghana, it is common to see children between the ages of six and 14 struggling with oversized school bags.

The Black Stars of Ghana have qualified for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, being hosted in Canada, Mexico, and the United States, after a 1–0 victory over Comoros at the Accra Sports Stadium on Sunday night

The Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA) has confirmed a fatal boat disaster that occurred on the Volta Lake near Kete Krachi on Saturday, October 
11, 2025, resulting in a devastating loss of 15 lives. 

The Minister of Health, Mr. Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has appealed to the Ghana Health Service (GHS) to show mercy in dealing with a disciplinary case involving a staff nurse accused of using insulting words against him [minister] on social media.

A seemingly ordinary romance between a young American intelligence officer and her Ghanaian lover in the early 1980s spiralled into one of the most significant espionage scandals in United States–Africa relations during the Cold War. 

Head Coach of the Black Stars, Otto Addo, says Ghana is fully focused and prepared ahead of Sunday’s decisive 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Comoros at the Accra Sports Stadium.

RETRACTION AND APOLOGY TO PROF KWESI ANING

This article has been updated with a video to reflect the exact words used by Prof Kwesi Aning when he spoke on Joy FM’s Newsfile programme on Saturday, [Oct 11, 2025]. An earlier version of this article had wrongly attributed words to the security analyst, which did not come from him.

Graphic Online retracts the previously published story with the title "People can sit in Accra and say galamsey fight is succeeding, but if rivers remain brown and forest canopy keeps shrinking, then it is only talk - Prof Aning".

We hereby retract the publication and sincerely apologize to Prof Kwesi Aning for any harm caused to his reputation. 

We deeply regret the error.

President John Dramani Mahama and First Lady, Lordina Dramani Mahama, have arrived in Beijing, China, to participate in a Global Leaders’ Meeting on Women.

RETRACTION AND APOLOGY TO DR JOHN OSAE-KWAPONG

This article has been updated to reflect the exact words used by Dr John Osae-Kwapong. An earlier version of this article had wrongly attributed what another panel member said to Dr Osae-Kwapong in relation to the example of the two out of the over 2400 cases in the ORAL report currently in court. No where in any of Dr John Osae-Kwapong's submissions did he make these statements. He rather did talk about the expectations created and the government being a victim of its own promises and therefore Ghanaians are expecting them to deliver on ORAL.

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), Sammy Gyamfi, has said some of the agency’s more than 700 licensed gold buyers across the country may be purchasing gold from illegal miners despite legal restrictions requiring them to deal only with licensed small-scale miners.

Former Auditor-General Daniel Yaw Domelevo has reiterated his call for a legal reform to strengthen Ghana’s fight against corruption, warning that the government’s failure to act would suggest a lack of intent to tackle the problem.

The Kyebi Water Treatment plant in the Eastern region has been shut down for about two months now due to the impact of illegal mining on its operations.

The situation is a result of galamsey activities along the banks and sometimes in the  Birim River, which is the main feed to the treatment plant.

Officials from three different African nations have said they won’t let the US deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to their countries, potentially frustrating the Trump administration’s plans to keep him in custody.

Two men have been arrested at Obuasi in the Ashanti Region in connection with the robbery and killing of a 20-year-old man, Kofi Mensah, at Tweapease-Aboo. 

The Member of Parliament for Damongo and Ranking Member on Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has said this week's development on whether the United States was considering deporting an El Salvador national, Kilmar Abrego Garcia, described as a notorious criminal, to Ghana under a deportee arrangement makes the Minority's demand for a Parliamentary scrutiny of the said agreement more reasonable.

Out of the nine African groups, five teams have now qualified for the 2026 FIFA World Cup finals in North America: Algeria, Egypt, Ghana, Morocco and Tunisia.

The qualifying journey for next year's World Cup — a two-year process narrowing 206 nations down to 48 finalists — is entering its high-stakes final stretch. 

While each confederation follows its own timeline, the race is intensifying across the globe.

The 2026 World Cup will feature 48 teams, a significant increase from the 32 that competed in Qatar 2022. As October’s qualifiers unfold, 21 nations have already secured their spots.

TDC Ghana Ltd has announced that it will accept only national service personnel who have undergone military training.

Rescue operations to save a construction worker trapped under a collapsed building at the Kasoa New Market in the Central Region have concluded successfully.

It took personnel from the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) more than two hours to rescue the victim, who was pinned beneath the debris.

The University of Cape Coast (UCC) has consolidated its position as the top-ranked university in both Ghana and West Africa per the 2026 Times Higher Education (THE) rankings released by the World University Rankings (WUR) on Thursday.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has said that the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has accepted Ghana’s decision not to receive an immigrant, Kilmar Abrego Garcia.

Burkina Faso's military government has refused to take in deportees from the US, as Washington suspended issuing visas in the West African nation.

About 80 kilometres southeast of Ho, the Volta Regional capital, lies Klikor, a community renowned for its deep spiritual traditions and vibrant artistic heritage.

The Vice-President, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, has called for true partnerships where all countries have an equal voice.

Mavis Araba Ampaa has assumed office as the first female Chairperson of the new Governing Board of the National Communications Authority (NCA).